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Michael Bell

J.S. Held Examines Multifaceted, Global Business Impacts of Tariff and Trade Policies

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Michael is a Senior Security Engineer, Architect, and Consultant with over a decade and a half of experience providing risk management leadership in the private sector and military defense environments. He has extensive experience in all aspects of cybersecurity program support, including risk identification and mitigation, incident response, strategy development, infrastructure assessments, policy development, and team leadership. Michael continually exceeds expectations by building valuable relationships and works well with people at all levels of an organization, including stakeholders, management, team members, and clients. He provides a thorough security solutions engineer and architect with experience in large-scale corporate project management and design.

Michael is involved in estimating, project management, and onsite project monitoring. He has extensive involvement in numerous major cyber security assignments throughout the United States and has consulted on large complex audits and multinational cyber defense programs. These include government, private sector, and critical infrastructure.

Michael was a contributor to J.S. Held's 2025 Global Risk Report, which can be viewed here.

Key Expertise

  • Analytical & Response Frameworks
  • Crisis Management & Incident Response
  • Cyber Security & Cyber Threat Prevention
  • Executive Advisory
  • Exploit Research & Development
  • Network Defense & Threat Hunting
  • Operational Infrastructure Assessments
  • Penetration Testing & Reporting
  • Risk & Threat Identification
  • Security Solutions & Operational Processes
  • Strategy Development & Implementation
  • Top Secret SCI Security Clearance
  • Vulnerability Assessments & Mitigation

Professional Affiliations/Memberships/Licenses/Training

  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • Army Penetration Testing Course (APTC)
  • GIAC
    • Penetration Tester (GPEN)
    • Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON)
    • Security Leadership Certification (GSLC)
    • Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA)
    • Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
    • Python Coder (GPYC)
    • Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
    • Security Essentials (GSEC)
    • Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED)
  • CompTIA
    • CySA+
    • Security+ ce
    • Network+ ce
  • PMP Prep Course – Knowledge Source INC